Cone bush
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Nepean cone bush (Isopogon dawsonii), infructescence after blooming
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Male of Sun Cone Bush (Leucadendron sessile) inflorescences in full bloom
Cone bush, conebush, or cone-bush is a common name for various plants, usually dicotyledonous shrubs that bear their flowers and seeds in compact, cone-shaped inflorescences and infructescences. The plants that the name most frequently applies to are members of the Proteaceae, and in particular the Australian genus Isopogon[1] and the African genus Leucadendron.[2]
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Categories:
- Isopogon
- Leucadendron
- Plant common names